1977 South American U-20 Championship

1977 South American Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host country Venezuela
Dates 16 April - 6 May
Teams 9
Final positions
Champions  Uruguay (5th title)
Runners-up  Brazil
Third place  Paraguay
Fourth place  Chile

The South American Youth Championship 1977 was held in Caracas, Mérida and Valencia, Venezuela. It also served as qualification for the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

First Round

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 330091+86
 Chile 320154+14
 Colombia 310225–32
 Bolivia 300117–60


16 April Colombia  2–1  Bolivia
18 April Chile  2–0  Colombia
21 April Brazil  3–0  Bolivia
24 April Chile  2–0  Bolivia
Brazil  2–0  Colombia
27 April Brazil  4–1  Chile

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Paraguay 431084+47
 Uruguay 422062+46
 Peru 411279–23
 Argentina 402235–22
 Venezuela 402215–42


16 April Paraguay  5–3  Peru
Argentina  1–1  Uruguay
18 April Paraguay  2–1  Argentina
Peru  1–1  Venezuela
21 April Peru  2–1  Argentina
Uruguay  3–0  Venezuela
24 April Uruguay  0–0  Paraguay
Argentina  0–0  Venezuela
27 April Uruguay  2–1  Peru
Paraguay  1–0  Venezuela

Final Round

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 321050+55
 Brazil 321041+35
 Paraguay 301225–31
 Chile 301216–51


30 April Chile  1–1  Paraguay
Brazil  0–0  Uruguay
4 May Brazil  1–0  Chile
Uruguay  1–0  Paraguay
6 May Brazil  3–1  Paraguay
Uruguay  4–0  Chile
 1977 South American Youth Championship 

Uruguay
Fifth title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The three best performing teams qualified for the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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